Curriculum

Patent Law

This course serves as an introduction to patent law. We will cover the conditions for obtaining a valid patent, the means of enforcing patents, and the defenses available to accused infringers, as well as various issues of current patent policy. This is an exciting and fast-changing area of law that now has relevance to lawyers in many forms of practice. Accordingly, the course is intended to be accessible to non-specialists as well as foundational for those who are interested in pursuing the subject further. No scientific or technical training is required to succeed in the class.